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5 Thought-Provoking Podcasts Every Librarian Should Listen To | Digitales Blog Late to the podcast game? Here are some of our quick recommendations for where to start! From librarians, for librarians. 1) Cyberpunk Librarian Hosted by Daniel Messer, the Web Content Manager for the Maricopa Country Library District — that’s in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, by the way — the Cyberpunk Librarian podcast explores ideas, trends, and other relevant topics for technologically minded librarians who are high tech but have a low budget. Links: Check out Episode 46 – Minecraft for Librarians – it’s a great starting point for the uninitiated who want to get on the Minecraft bandwagon.You can listen to the podcast on YouTube and access the resources mentioned in each episode on their website.Read more about Dan here. 2) T is for Training In their own words, T is for Training is “an informal podcast dedicated but not obsessed with training in libraries”. Timing-wise it might be complicated since they’re in the US, but you can call into the show! 3) LibUX 4) Open paren
New Stephen's Lighthouse LiLI | Magazines, Newspapers & More for Idaho Residents - Libraries Linking Idaho Computer Science Could Learn A Lot From Library And Information Science Computer science curriculums have long emphasized the power of data, encouraging its harvesting and hoarding, pioneering new ways of mining and manipulating users through it, reinforcing it as the path to riches in the modern economy and proselytizing the idea of data being able to solve all of society’s ills. In contrast, library and information science curriculums have historically emphasized privacy, civil liberties and community impact, blending discussion of public data management with private data minimization. Tomorrow’s future technology leaders could learn much from their library-minded colleagues. As a young computer science student at what was then the #4-ranked computer science program in the nation (today #5), my coursework was filled with all manner of practice and theory on how to acquire, manage and mine the world’s largest datasets. The focus was on capability, of what "could" be done with data, rather than what "should" be done with data.
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Library Technology Guides: Key Resources in Library Automation The G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library > Research The G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library The G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library is the research and study center for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The library collects, preserves, and makes available scholarly resources in all formats, which reflect the Gallery’s permanent holdings, with a particularly strong emphasis on modern and contemporary art. The library supports the research needs and educational mission of the Gallery with regard to acquisitions, exhibitions, publications, and cultural programs. Library Hours and AccessSupport the Library Today Sunday April 13 HOURS: 10 am–5 pm Where Albright-Knox Art Gallery 1285 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, New York 14222 Fees Image Rights & Reproductions If you are interested in reproducing works from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s Collection for commercial or educational use, please review our terms and conditions. Appraisals The Gallery is not able to provide appraisals for works of art.
Archives Collection > Research Gallery Archives The Gallery Archives documents the history of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery from its inception in 1862 as The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy to the present day. It contains the official records of the museum and its volunteer organizations, including minutes of the Board of Directors, Annual Reports, departmental files, artists’ correspondence, photographs, drawings, and video and audiotape interviews. The Gallery Archives Collection may be accessed through finding aids. A finding aid is a descriptive guide for an archival collection. Directorships Listed chronologically by dates of service: Charles M. As first director of the Albright Art Gallery, Charles M. Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton (1910–1924) [AK2.3] The first female art director of a major art museum in the United States, Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton developed several pioneering exhibitions at the Albright Art Gallery. William M. William M. Gordon B. Andrew C. Edgar C. Gordon M. Gordon M. Robert T. Under Robert T. Fees